Never ever threaten US again: Trump fires off Twitter warning to Iran president

Never ever threaten US again: Trump fires off Twitter warning to Iran president

The president earlier this year pulled the United States out of the international deal meant to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.

The president earlier this year pulled the United States out of the international deal meant to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Donald Trump has warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States.

The US President tweeted early on Monday about the dangers to Iran of making hostile threats after Mr Rouhani said on Sunday “America must understand well that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace and war with Iran is the mother of all wars”.

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Mr Trump responded with a tweet that warned: “NEVER EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKE OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE.”

The president earlier this year pulled the United States out of the international deal meant to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon and ordered increased American sanctions.

The US leader had suggested Iranian leaders are “going to call me and say ‘let’s make a deal’” but Iran has rejected talks.

Mr Rouhani previously lashed out against Mr Trump for threatening to re-impose the sanctions, as well as for moving the US embassy to Jerusalem and banning travel to the US from certain Muslim-majority countries.

To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!

On Sunday, Mr Pompeo was strongly critical of Iran, calling its religious leaders “hypocritical holy men” who amassed vast sums of wealth while allowing their people to suffer.

In the speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in California, Mr Pompeo castigated Iran’s political, judicial and military leaders, accusing several by name of participating in widespread corruption.

He also said the government in Tehran has “heartlessly repressed its own people’s human rights, dignity and fundamental freedoms”.

Mr Pompeo said: “The proud Iranian people are not staying silent about their government’s many abuses. And the United States under President Trump will not stay silent either.”